Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!feeder.erje.net!eu.feeder.erje.net!feeds.phibee-telecom.net!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed3a.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.000 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 1.00; '*S*': 0.00; 'mrab': 0.05; 'correct.': 0.07; 'spelled': 0.09; 'testing,': 0.09; 'tests,': 0.09; 'missed': 0.12; 'from:addr:mrabarnett.plus.com': 0.16; 'from:addr:python': 0.16; 'from:name:mrab': 0.16; 'message-id:@mrabarnett.plus.com': 0.16; 'received:192.168.1.4': 0.16; 'received:84.93': 0.16; 'received:84.93.230': 0.16; ':-)': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'meant': 0.20; '>>>': 0.22; 'tests': 0.22; 'header:User-Agent:1': 0.23; "aren't": 0.24; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.27; 'code': 0.31; "d'aprano": 0.31; 'steven': 0.31; 'received:84': 0.35; 'but': 0.35; 'unit': 0.37; 'to:addr:python-list': 0.38; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39 X-CM-Score: 0.00 X-CNFS-Analysis: v=2.1 cv=ZZGTN6lA c=1 sm=1 tr=0 a=0nF1XD0wxitMEM03M9B4ZQ==:117 a=0nF1XD0wxitMEM03M9B4ZQ==:17 a=0Bzu9jTXAAAA:8 a=aoAcgTy3oA8A:10 a=IkcTkHD0fZMA:10 a=EBOSESyhAAAA:8 a=GcJ8vnoe6nSxp-nIaJoA:9 a=QEXdDO2ut3YA:10 X-AUTH: mrabarnett:2500 Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2014 19:49:01 +0000 From: MRAB User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.3; WOW64; rv:31.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/31.2.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: python-list@python.org Subject: Re: I love assert References: <96c138e4-ab95-4e5f-a0c8-e696b5a926bb@googlegroups.com> <5CCdw.40818$9A7.12372@fx27.am4> <547921c9$0$13013$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com> <54799288$0$13012$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com> In-Reply-To: <54799288$0$13012$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 16 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1417290551 news.xs4all.nl 2949 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:59238 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:81721 On 2014-11-29 09:31, Steven D'Aprano wrote: > MRAB wrote: > >> On 2014-11-29 01:30, Steven D'Aprano wrote: >> [snip] >>> I stress that assertions aren't a replacement for unit testing, but they >>> compliment unit testing: assertions can help cover code missed by your >>> unit tests, and check that your unit tests are correct. >>> >> [snip] >> >> I think you meant "complement". :-) > > Somibody swappid thi i and e kiys on my kiboard. > So you think it's spelled "complemint"? :-)